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  2. Taanka - Wikipedia

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    This technique of harvesting rainwater was perfected to a fine art in the arid regions of western Rajasthan. Such water harvesting structures have also been reported being built in other arid developing countries such as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia. [6] Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika in 1488 AD. The choice ...

  3. Johad - Wikipedia

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    Nadi (small johad) in Laporiya village of Rajasthan . Johad at Rithal village of Rohtak district of Haryana. A johad, also known as a pokhar or a percolation pond, is a community-owned traditional harvested rainwater storage wetland principally used for effectively harnessing water resources in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, and western Uttar Pradesh of North India, that collects ...

  4. Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development Project - Wikipedia

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    It encompasses the catchment areas for three major rivers of Northern India, the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. [1] These rivers join the Indus, which carries water that sustains more than 200 million people. [3] The project covers 11 watershed divisions and involves 704 gram panchayats located in 43 blocks spread over 10 districts of the state.

  5. Water resources in India - Wikipedia

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    India experiences an average precipitation of 1,170 millimetres (46 in) per year, or about 4,000 cubic kilometres (960 cu mi) of rains annually or about 1,720 cubic metres (61,000 cu ft) of fresh water per person every year. [1] India accounts for 18% of the world's population and about 4% of the world's water resources.

  6. List of Water Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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    On occasion of 75 years of the Independence of India, the Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted a committee to identify the heritage water sites.Total 421 nominations were received from the states, union territories, central government agencies and people.

  7. List of dams and reservoirs in India - Wikipedia

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    This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [ 3 ] About 447 large dams are under construction in India . [ 4 ]

  8. List of largest reservoirs in India - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China , and USA .

  9. Stepwell - Wikipedia

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    A number of surviving significant stepwells in India: can be found across India, including in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and North Karnataka . In 2016 a collaborative mapping project, Stepwell Atlas, [ 9 ] started to map GPS coordinates and collate information on stepwells, mapping over 2800 stepwells in India.

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